Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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