Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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