Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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