Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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