Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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