Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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