Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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