Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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