Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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