Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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