Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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