Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education