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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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