Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. 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 lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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