Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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