Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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