Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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