Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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