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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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