Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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