Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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