Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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