Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning are enabling humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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