Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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