Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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