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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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