Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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