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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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