Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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