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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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