Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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