Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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