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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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