Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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