Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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