Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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