Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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