Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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