Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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