Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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