Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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