Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology enable students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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