Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education are empowering learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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