Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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