Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not 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 subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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