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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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