Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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