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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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