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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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