Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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