Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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