Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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