Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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