Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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