Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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