Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning are empowering students all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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