Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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