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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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