Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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