Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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