Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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