Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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