Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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