Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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