Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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