Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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