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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not 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 many subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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