Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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