Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are enabling people in nations all around 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 MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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