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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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