Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs Education