Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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