Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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