Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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