Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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