Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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