Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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