Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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