Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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