Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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