Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have empowered humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses