Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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