Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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