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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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