Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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