Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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