Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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