Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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