Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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