Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning have provided the means for 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. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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