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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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