Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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