Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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