Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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