Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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