Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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