Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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