Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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