Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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