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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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