Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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