Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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