Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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