Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning have empowered humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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