Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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