Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology enable humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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