Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive these open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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