Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models 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 teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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