Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines 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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