Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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