Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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