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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning are empowering students all over the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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