Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. 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. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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