Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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