Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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