Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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