Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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