Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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