Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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