Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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