Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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