Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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