Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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