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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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