Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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