Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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