Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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