Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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