Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major 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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