Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers 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 MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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