Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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