Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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