Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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