Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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