Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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