Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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