Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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