Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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