Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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