Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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