Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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