Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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