Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology