Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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