Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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