Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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