Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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