Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology enable learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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