Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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