Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs Education