Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the 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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