Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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