Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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