Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have empowered students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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