Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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