Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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