Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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