Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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