Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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