Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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