Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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