Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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