Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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