Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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