Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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