Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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