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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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