Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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