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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have empowered humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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