Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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