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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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