Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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