Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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