Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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