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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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