Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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