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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning are providing the means for people 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. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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