Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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