Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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