Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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