Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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