Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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