Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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