Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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