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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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