Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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