Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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