Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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