Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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