Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to take part 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 commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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