Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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