Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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