Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning have made it possible for 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. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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