Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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