Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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