Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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