Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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