Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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