Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 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 organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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