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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education