Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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