Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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