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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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