Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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