Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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