Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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