Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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