Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning make it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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