Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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