Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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