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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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