Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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