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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology have empowered learners 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 open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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