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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning have empowered students all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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