Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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