Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators 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 in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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