Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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