Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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