Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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