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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education enable humans in all parts of the world to take 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 almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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