Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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