Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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