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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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