Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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