Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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