Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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