Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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