Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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