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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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