Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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