Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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