Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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