Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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