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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are customarily 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 many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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