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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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