Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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