Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers 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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