Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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