Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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