Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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