Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners 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 numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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