Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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