Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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