Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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