Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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