Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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