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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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