Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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