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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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