Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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