Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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