Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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