Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers 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. To meet this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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