Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course