Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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