Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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