Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. 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 quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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