Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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