Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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