Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education Resources