Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the 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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