Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models 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 educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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