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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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