Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business 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 get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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