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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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