Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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