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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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