Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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