Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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