Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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