Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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