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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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