Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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