Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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