Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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