Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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