Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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