Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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