Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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