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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes 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. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive these new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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