Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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