Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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