Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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