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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning enable students all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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