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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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