Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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