Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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