Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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