Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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