Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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