Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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