Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand these new open education ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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