Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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