Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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