Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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