Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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