Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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