Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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