Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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