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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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