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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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