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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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