Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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