Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning enable humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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