Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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