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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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