Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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