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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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