Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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