Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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