Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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