Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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