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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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