Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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