Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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