Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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