Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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