Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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