Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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