Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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