Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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