Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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