Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the 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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