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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning enable learners all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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