Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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