Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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