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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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