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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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