Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators 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 evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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