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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology enable learners all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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