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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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