Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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