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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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