Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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