Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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