Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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