Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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