Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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