Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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