Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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