Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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