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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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