Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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