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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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