Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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