Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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