Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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