Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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