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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources