Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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