Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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