Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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