Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Learning