Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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