Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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