Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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