Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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