Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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