Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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