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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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