Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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