Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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