Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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