Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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