Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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