Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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