Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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