Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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