Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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