Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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