Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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