Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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