Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Books