Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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