Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies 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 in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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