Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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