Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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