Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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