Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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