Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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