Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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