Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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