Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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