Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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