Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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