Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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