Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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