Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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