Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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