Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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