Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning have enabled people all around 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. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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