Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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