Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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