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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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