Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines 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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