Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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