Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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