Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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