Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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