Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models 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 inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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