Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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