Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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