Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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