Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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