Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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