Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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