Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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