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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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