Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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