Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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