Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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