Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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