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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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