Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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