Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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