Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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