Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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