Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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