Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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