Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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