Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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