Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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