Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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