Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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