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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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