Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning make it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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