Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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