Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people 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. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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