Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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