Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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