Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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