Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students 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 numerous topics that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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