Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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