Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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