Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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