Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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