Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively 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 teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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