Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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