Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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