Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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