Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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