Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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