Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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