Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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