Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world 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 online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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