Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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