Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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