Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed 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 teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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