Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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