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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Free Online Courses