Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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