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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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