Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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