Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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