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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology enable students all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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