Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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