Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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