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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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