Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology enable learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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