Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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