Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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