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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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