Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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