Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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