Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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