Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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