Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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