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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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