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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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