Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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