Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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