Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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