Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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