Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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