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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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