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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for 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 MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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