Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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