Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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