Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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