Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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