Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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