Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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