Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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