Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology enable people in nations all around 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 ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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