Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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