Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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