Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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