Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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