Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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