Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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