Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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