Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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