Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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