Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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