Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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