Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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