Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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