Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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