Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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