Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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