Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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