Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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