Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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