Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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