Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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