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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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