Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are empowering students all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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