Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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