Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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