Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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