Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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