Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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